New York Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles
April 21, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 21, 1974 at Memorial Stadium. The Baltimore Orioles defeated the New York Yankees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 6

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
White lf 3 2 1 0
  Maddox rf 2 0 0 0
Munson c 1 0 0 0
  Sims c 3 0 1 0
  Dempsey pr,c 1 0 0 0
Piniella rf,lf 5 0 1 1
Murcer cf 4 1 1 1
Blomberg dh 5 0 0 0
Nettles 3b 5 1 1 1
Hegan 1b 5 0 1 1
Michael 2b 5 0 0 0
Mason ss 5 1 1 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 0
  Lyle p 0 0 0 0
  Buskey p 0 0 0 0
  Peterson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 5 7 4
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry lf 1 1 1 0
  Blair ph,cf 4 0 1 0
  Reinbach ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Coggins cf,rf,cf 6 2 1 0
Grich 2b 4 1 2 0
Davis dh 5 0 3 3
Powell 1b 3 0 0 0
  Fuller ph,1b,rf 3 0 0 0
Baylor rf,lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Robinson 3b 5 1 2 1
  Cabell pr,3b 1 0 0 0
Hendricks c 3 0 0 0
  Williams ph,c 3 1 2 0
Baker ss 3 0 1 0
  Belanger ss 2 0 1 0
Palmer p 0 0 0 0
  Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 49 6 15 5
New York 000 012 010 001 0573
Baltimore 300 100 000 001 16152
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson   7.2 7 4 1 0 6
  Lyle   2.2 3 0 0 2 1
  Buskey  L (0-1) 1.2 4 2 2 2 1
  Peterson   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
15
6
3
4
8
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Palmer   12.0 7 5 4 2 5
  Alexander  W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
13.0
7
5
4
2
5

  E–Murcer (2), Nettles (3), Michael (2), Grich (1), Baker (1).  DP–New York 1, Baltimore 1.  2B–Baltimore Davis (3,off Buskey).  HR–New York Nettles (9,12th inning off Palmer 0 on, 0 out), Baltimore Robinson (1,4th inning off Dobson 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Piniella (1,off Palmer); Grich 2 (2,off Lyle,off Buskey).  SF–Murcer (1,off Palmer).  IBB–Davis (1,by Lyle); Baylor (1,by Buskey).  SB–Grich (2,2nd base off Dobson/Sims).  WP–Lyle (2).  IBB–Lyle (1,Davis); Buskey (1,Baylor).  U-HP–Jim McKean, 1B–Jim Evans, 2B–Larry Napp, 3B–Larry Barnett.  T–3:41.
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